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1954 Map of Escanaba

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Escanaba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Little Bay de Noc serves as the industrial and maritime anchor of this mid-century survey, with the port cities of Escanaba and Gladstone positioned as critical rail-to-water transfer points. The landscape is defined by the convergence of major timber and freight lines, including the Chicago and North Western, the Milwaukee Road, and the Soo Line, which weave through the extensive timberlands of the Hiawatha National Forest and Menominee State Forest.

Southward across Green Bay, the map captures the isolated maritime character of the Door Peninsula and its surrounding archipelago. Settlements like Ellison Bay and Baileys Harbor are charted alongside treacherous navigation points like Whaleback Shoal and the remote Rock Island. Further west, the industrial twin cities of Menominee and Marinette sit at the mouth of the Menominee River, where hydroelectric development is evident at Chalk Hill Res and White Rapids Res.